Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse

Cannabis Use in Adolescence May Alter Development of Cerebral Cortex
More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis . And 78 percent of first-time... Read More
Study Examines Potential Resilience to Substance Use Disorder Following Childhood Maltreatment
Childhood maltreatment not only causes incalculable suffering and pain in those who are subjected to it; it is also thought... Read More
In Young Men, 15% of Schizophrenia Might Be Prevented If Cannabis Use Disorder Is Not Present, Study Finds
A large study involving the health records of 6.9 million people in Denmark over 5 decades has found “strong evidence”... Read More
Machine Learning Is Harnessed To Predict Risk of Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid overdose has become a public health problem of the first magnitude, identified as the cause of death in over... Read More
Large Genome Study Finds a ‘General Addiction Risk Factor’ Commonly Inherited Across Multiple Substance-Use Disorders
In recent years, studies involving large numbers of individuals have identified numerous locations in the human genome where commonly occurring... Read More